Birth Control Poll

I am going to my 6 wk pp checkup on Monday and I have to choose a birth control. I posted about this not too long ago so here are my choices since I am breastfeeding. I have never tried the shot or IUD. However, I am always on a low dose of BC pills when I am on them and it took me a while to get pregnant with Shawn on them and so if I want another child I dont' want to have to try for a long time. The shot scares me and so does IUD but they work instant and its a do it and forget it where pill I am not so diligent on taking them on time. What would you choose if you were me??

i voted for the mirena. only a handful of people have issues with them and i theres a good amount of mom's here who have it and love it. plus if you want to get pg again, your cycle goes right back to normal.

I've only been on the pill, so I don't have much adviceto give. I can say that I was able to get pregnant with Ella just one month after stopping the pill. I've been on Loestrine 24 for a couple of years and love it. I now only have a 2-3 day LIGHT period with no cramps and very little moodiness.

Good luck with your choice, Jill.

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"A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart."

Please please please don't do Depo! It sounds like a good idea but it really isn't. Some people stop having af and it can take up to 18 months after it expires to get it back. On the other hand I had breakthrough bleeding every single day for over a year on it, and after I went off of it it took me over a year and going on Clomid to start o'ing again. It is just really bad stuff.

Everyone I know has said if they knew than what they know now they would never have gone on it.

I was considering IUD after this baby but dh is set on getting a V so I guess we are going that route. But that doesn't help you. I went on the mini pill after having Chyenne and it was okay but after I started weaning her I had bleeding problems. I would have af for like 2 weeks and than 2 weeks off and started af again. Once they switched me to the regular pill I was fine and I got pg with Brooklyn my second cycle off. But I hated having to remember to take it every day.

I am going with the minipill for now...if AF ever decides to show up. We will use condoms in the meantime. I was thinking about going with Mirena but plan on going back to the NuvaRing as soon as I stop nursing so thats why I think I am just going to stick with with minipill.

Summer-i will stay away from depo but whats annoying is that i can't get the iud placed that day and i want something to start immediately. when i had shawn the military hospital prescribed a pill to start taking at 3 wks pp and i was so happy now who knows when i iwll have protection.

Amanda-see i dont' wanna wait to take it thats the issue i am having. my sis uses the nuva ring and she likes it.see dh won't use condoms and i can't resist so we are useless in protecting ourselves. lol.

M-see i have only been on low dose bc pills and it took me 6 mths to get pg with shawn. with jacob i got off the day chad left for korea and i got pg a year later see i only saw him in sept of that year so only a mth of baby making time. which didn't happen i got pg the following feb when he came home.

Liz-thats what caught my eye is if i wanna get pg and the fact i don't do anything about it just let it do its thing

Andrea actually the stinker is almost 1 mths he is 7 wks now.

time flies thanks ladies. I will keep you posted. Now any ideas how to keep the sanity he is a hard baby!

I would LOVE to have the Mirena IUD but my insurance doesn't cover it and I can't afford to pay out of pocket for it.

Please don't, I REPEAT, DO NOT, do Depo. I was on Depo at the end of my senior year in high school. I gained 40 frickin pounds while on it! I had no idea weight gain was one of the side effects and my stupid doctor didn't even figure it out till I had already gained the 40 frickin pounds.

Sarah-yeah your scaring me with depo my fear was the facial hair thing lol. I doubt I will go that route. As far as the IUD I am sure that Tricare Prime covers it we will see when I go on Monday

Karyn-I was on the minipill with Shawn but have had supply issues with him and with Jacob so I know it could have affected me with Shawn. Jacob I don't know it might be my body not sure. I think I am leaning away from the pill and shot only cause pill I have to use something else if I cut down the feedings and well we don't like condoms.

Alexandria-Yeah the depo sounds great besides the side effects.

THANKS LADIES I THINK THE IUD IS GONNA BE IT SO I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN I GET IT PLACED AND ALL THAT JAZZ YOUR ALL GREAT FOR GIVING ME INPUT